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Document and archive storage

Archive boxes kept for years. What matters: many agreements ban documents with personal information unless they are separately insured, plus damp and long-term cost.

What to check

  • The 12-month total for at least 3 m²
  • Climate control
  • Business services
  • What you can't store
  • Insurance

Ask before you sign

  • Can I store documents containing personal information, and must they be insured as specified items?
  • Do you offer document retrieval or destruction?
  • Can I store anything with a lithium battery (e-bike, scooter, power tools)?
  • Do I have to insure my goods?
How we check
  • Totals: offer months, then the standard rate, plus one-off fees the operator publishes with an amount.
  • Climate control and Business services: from each operator's own page. Where it says nothing, the table says "not stated".
  • What you can't store and Insurance: from the operator's terms, with its own words on each site's page.
  • Sites with a price come first, then those whose pages state more of the must-haves above, then the lowest total.

The 12 that fit best 48 sites in all, 31 with a price for this

Site12-month totalClimate controlBusiness services What you can't storeInsurance
Fort Knox Self Storage ScoresbyScoresby $795 3 m² Climate-controlled units (some units) Business storage services Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i... Optional protection cover: first month free (up to $50,000 of cover), then $15 a month per $5,000. Who underwrites it, the excess and whethe...
StoreLocal HallamHallam $1,177 3 m² Climate-controlled units Business storage services Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, nothing with a lithium-ion battery, no documents with personal information, and nothing... StoreLocal does not sell cover or require it; the agreement makes insuring your goods your responsibility.
StoreLocal OakleighOakleigh $1,692 4.5 m² Temperature and humidity controlled units (some units) Wi-Fi Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, nothing with a lithium-ion battery, no documents with personal information, and nothing... StoreLocal does not sell cover or require it; the agreement makes insuring your goods your responsibility.
National Storage BrunswickBrunswick $2,750 5.78 m² Climate-controlled units Forklift Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w... You must keep your goods insured, with your own insurer or through National Storage: $17.50 a month for up to $5,000, $22.50 up to $10,000,...
National Storage HawthornHawthorn $3,840 6 m² Climate-controlled units Business storage services Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w... You must keep your goods insured, with your own insurer or through National Storage: $17.50 a month for up to $5,000, $22.50 up to $10,000,...
National Storage KilsythKilsyth $900 5 m² Not stated on the operator's page Business storage services Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w... You must keep your goods insured, with your own insurer or through National Storage: $17.50 a month for up to $5,000, $22.50 up to $10,000,...
StoreLocal MordiallocMordialloc $1,001 4 m² Not stated on the operator's page Workspace or meeting room Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, nothing with a lithium-ion battery, no documents with personal information, and nothing... StoreLocal does not sell cover or require it; the agreement makes insuring your goods your responsibility.
National Storage Dandenong SouthDandenong South $1,092 5 m² Not stated on the operator's page Forklift Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w... You must keep your goods insured, with your own insurer or through National Storage: $17.50 a month for up to $5,000, $22.50 up to $10,000,...
StoreLocal CampbellfieldCampbellfield $1,092 4.5 m² Not stated on the operator's page Business storage services Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, nothing with a lithium-ion battery, no documents with personal information, and nothing... StoreLocal does not sell cover or require it; the agreement makes insuring your goods your responsibility.
Fort Knox Self Storage Dandenong SouthDandenong South $1,162 4.32 m² Not stated on the operator's page Business storage services Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i... Optional protection cover: first month free (up to $50,000 of cover), then $15 a month per $5,000. Who underwrites it, the excess and whethe...
Roomia South MorangSouth Morang $1,197 4.5 m² Not stated on the operator's page Business storage services No dangerous or hazardous goods, no animals, and nothing worth $2,000 or more unless itemised and insured (StoreReady: over $1,000 an item o... Optional StoreReady goods protection (not insurance), up to $100,000, arranged through GSA Insurance Brokers: the first $100 of a claim is y...
Fort Knox Self Storage MoorabbinMoorabbin $1,205 3.24 m² Not stated on the operator's page Pallet jack Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i... Optional protection cover: first month free (up to $50,000 of cover), then $15 a month per $5,000. Who underwrites it, the excess and whethe...

Totals assume you give notice on time. Each site's page has the operator's own words for every column, with the page and the date we read it.

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